The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-11-15

thoy being wrecked and ruined In That
same old pivotal State by those noble soule
who voted as they pray-l8OOO In 1883.
25,00O in 1884, $4,000 In 1886, 5000 In
1856, and $4,000 strong in 1SS7-and this,
too, In the face of the moat violent opposi.
ton and the widely circulated personal
letter Of Senator Plat, Chairman OF the
Republican State Committee, declaring
that "New York Is the pivotal State; 20
to work systematically to keep down the
prohibition vote; therein lies our chief
danger" g5l01,.. ~
Not long since the Hon. s. B. Elkins, nm
alumnus Of the University OF Missouri, who
bad been o year or 30 in advance most cor
daily and unanimously invited by his
alma mater to give them his views on the
question OF the antsgonism between labor
and capital in thin country, alter careful
and steady preparation, declared In the
ablest address, in my opinion, ever deliy.
cred on that subject (Which address l
know to have been read before delivery
and endorsed by James G. Blaine and
Whitelaw Reid, triumvirate OF the ablest
men OF the nation) that-"This war
(antagonism) must cease or 1t will wreck
our whole industrial eystem and social
fabric" Then, referring TO the remedy,
he declares that "every advance on the
part OF the people, every reform in their
interest, has been resisted.n "Reform
and revolution (he declares) begin with
the people and never with rulers rpartieo
IN power. Rulers are contented with
power and do not want chango.n Then
he goes on to say alter this plain ad.
mission that tho old parties cannot meet
and adjust the evil: THAT teacher, that
leader and that political party in this gov
eminent will have success, which ia found
on the side Of the people, working to
elevate them and better their condition"
He further declares that this can only be
done Through the active work Of the
moral forces" Hero again you hayo the
unesuiyocal admission OF these dislinvu-
ished citizens that neither Of the old
parties can or will save us from 'indus.
trial and social wreck" through tho an
tagonism referred to, (and much less can
they save us from the LIQUOR curse): but
to escape revolution and blood they agree
We are bound to have a new and better
party, Z
These gentleman, however, indicate and
describe the party that can and will 60.
complish the work in both casen, when
they declare that the successful party will
be the party which is found on the side
Of the people, working to elevate them
and bettor their condition through tia
active work Of tho r.o,sl iorses.H The
Third Iarty Icing to-day the only party
invoking, trubting in and depending upon
the active work Of the moral forces to de.
atroy the liquor curse, break down mono-
poles, elevate and better the condition OF
all the people, has tho honor to be the
child Of prophecy, end will, by the bless.
ing OF God and the fidelity OF Christian
and patriotic citizsns who caro- more for
principle than party, do this grand work.
The Powderly, George and McGlynn
parties, notwithstanding Mr.. Powderly's
manly utterances and powerful aid 10
temperance, all find .he,naelyes utterly
helpless before this mighty liquor curse
making no effort for it's destruction be-.
cause OF its taBthold upon 60 large pro-
portion Of their misunderstanding them
selves, like both the old parties, in the Ian
Of the same Delilah, "meek e Moass, q
and powerless as the sharn sanpaoa,
It must taSe been the recognition Of
these facts that elioited from Senator
Sherman, Of Ohio, in his speech before
the Legislature Of that State the ei2niicant
and alarming declaration (which is still
lamentahly true) that Notwithstanding the
fact that in that great State the,o was q
majority Of its voters in favor Of Prohibi.
ton, they had lot one single representa-.
tive in her Legislative halls. So perioct. il
seems to US, ID the '!league with hell and
covenant with death'' Oh the part Of the
leaders OF the old parties in that Christian
State, that they have more completely
bottled up Its moral forces than. was Ben
B1tler's army when Grant reported to ths
War Department Butler'e forces Ubottled
up" at bermuda HundYed. "a, n
Having, az I think, in the foregoing
clearly proven the absolute and imperative
necessity for new and q better
party in this State and / nation
both for Its moral and financial sal
walton, With 2I without reference to the
amendment now pending, do not, how.
ever, wish to be misunderstood as to my
views relative to the amendment.
10 agltate is to educate. Therefore
any fight In the moral arena that bringl
into play "the active work OF tho mora
forceo" and secures the earnest, honest
prayers OF God'speonle as shown In the
amendment campaigns Il Of Tennessee
Texas and other States, and as will be IL
our own Switzerland, we consider OF great
value as on educatory process, which viii
be overruled and guided in proportion Il
the fidelity Of it's friends toward
the overthrow of the iniouity. Ant
the passage Of tho amendment iron
whatever motive submitted), being abso
Elutely right, and, as conceive; the dut,
i Of every good citizen without regard t
party to vote, give and pray for, 20,
will, and now do find IN thia, "a In othe
States, tho leadar1 Of CHS which you Or
pleased to term the "so.called party fol
lorn hope,%S DC, In the very fore front Q
the battle. doing and contributing NOR
lproportionately than all others for 1t
adoption, knowing full we'll all the time
as We do, that its adoption will be urcei
. by you and thono In sympathy with 70,
as reason why the Third party shoul
cease to exist, and leave,the execution {
the amendment to the tender mercies {
the party to which you belong and Wit
. which your Christian patriotism psrmi,
you to march to the polls and cast for III
rulers Of this Christian land thelvery sam
ballot Voted BY your $50, 900 aoul.destroy
ing, rum:selling fellow. Democrats, IN
which will permit Christian teachers an
4 preachers Of tho Republican party, like u
Keyser Echo editor, to 60 with and tellIh